taking part (in planning); participation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
first time; first; initial
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to keep (a person) waiting
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
(a) Buddha; deceased person
personal history; background; career
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to put one's hand on; to touch
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to like; to love; to be fond of
calling by name; designation; nomination
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
amount of sugar; sugar content
the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
decision; determination; resolution